Test Bank for A People And A Nation 11th Edition
Chapter 1 Three Old Worlds Create a New, 1492–1600 1.Which of the following was a consequence of the spread of agricultural techniques among Native American groups?
a. Cultural differences among groups of Native Americans disappeared.
b. Most groups began to live a more sedentary existence.
c. The various groups began to engage in almost constant warfare.
d. Political power within the various groups fell into the hands of land-owning elite.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 1-1 American Societies
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UHST LO1.3.3 - Explain the importance of the agricultural revolution for the transition from hunter -gathering to permanent villages.
OTHER: How did the first Americans —the Paleo -Indians— adapt to their environment?
DATE CREATED: 8/13/2021 10:17 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/14/2021 12:58 AM
2.Which of the following were the first to cultivate food crops in the Americas?
a. European colonists in South America
b. Indians along the Atlantic seaboard of North America
c. Jesuit missionaries in southern California
d. Indians living in central Mexico
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 1-1 American Societies
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UHST LO1.3.3 - Explain the importance of the agricultural revolution for the transition from hunter -gathering to permanent villages.
OTHER: How were the America’s settled?
DATE CREATED: 8/13/2021 10:17 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/13/2021 10:17 AM
3.Which of the following is true of Cahokia, also known as the City of the Sun?
a. It was the center of the Aztec world.
b. An early form of writing was invented there.
c. Its economy was based on culture and trade.
d. It was pillaged by Cortez in 1519 CE
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 1-1 American Societies
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
Page 1 Test Bank for A People And A Nation 11th Edition Chapter 1 Three Old Worlds Create a New, 1492–1600 HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UHST LO1.1.6 - Identify the type of kinship system practiced in each of the dominant civilizations: the Adena -Hopewell, Mississippian, and Anasazi. OTHER: How were the Americas settled? DATE CREATED: 8/13/2021 10:17 AM DATE MODIFIED: 8/13/2021 10:17 AM 4. Which of the following best explains the differences in the means of subsistence and lifestyles that emerged among Native American groups in the Americas? a. Disagreements over political beliefs caused groups to separate. b. The various tribes migrated to the Americas separately and came from widely divergent cultures. c. Different Native American groups adapted their means of subsistence and lifestyles to the environment in which they settled. d. Geographic barriers in the New World made interaction between different Native American tribes impossible. ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: 1-1 American Societies QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UHST LO1.3.3 - Explain the importance of the agricultural revolution for the transition from hunter -gathering to permanent villages. OTHER: How did the first Americans —the Paleo -Indians— adapt to their environment? DATE CREATED: 8/13/2021 10:17 AM DATE MODIFIED: 12/11/2021 1:05 AM 5. Which of the following best explains the fact that bands of Native American hunters remained small in the area of the Great Basin (present -day Nevada and Utah)? a. The disease environment dramatically lowered the life expectancy of the inhabitants of the Great Basin. b. The tribes of the Great Basin enacted laws that imposed strict limitations on the size of each band within the tribe. c. The inadequate supply of large game made it difficult to find food in sufficient quantity to support large groups. d. The practice of human sacrifice significantly reduced the population of the bands and tribes of the Great Basin. ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: 1-1 American Societies QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UHST LO1.3.5 - Describe how Native American groups adapted different methods of subsistence to specific environments as they settled across the Western Hemisphere. DATE CREATED: 8/13/2021 10:17 AM Page 2 Test Bank for A People And A Nation 11th Edition Chapter 1 Three Old Worlds Create a New, 1492–1600 DATE MODIFIED: 12/11/2021 1:11 AM 6. In North America, how were Native American agricultural societies similar to each other? a. Their families were matrilineal. b. The clans were patrilineal. c. Women were exclusively responsible for agricultural work. d. The chiefs in these societies were often women. ANSWER: a POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: 1-1 American Societies QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UHST LO1.1.6 - Identify the type of kinship system practiced in each of the dominant civilizations: the Adena -Hopewell, Mississippian, and Anasazi. OTHER: How did Native peoples who began to domesticate and cultivate food crops develop socially and culturally? DATE CREATED: 8/13/2021 10:17 AM DATE MODIFIED: 12/11/2021 1:13 AM 7. The design of pre-Columbian Native American villages indicates which of the following? a. These societies had an extensive trade network with one another. b. Native Americans once had a common culture because there are no differences among the villages of hunter -
gatherer societies, agricultural societies, and fishing societies. c. The design of Native American villages around a central place of worship indicates that, although widely separated, all Native Americans had the same religious beliefs. d. The defensive design of villages indicates that North American Native Americans fought with each other long before the arrival of Europeans. ANSWER: d POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: 1-1 American Societies QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UHST LO1.1.2 - Identify the geographic regions of the three dominant civilizations: the Adena -Hopewell, Mississippian, and Anasazi people. OTHER: How did Native peoples who began to domesticate and cultivate food crops deve lop socially and culturally? DATE CREATED: 8/13/2021 10:17 AM DATE MODIFIED: 12/11/2021 1:15 AM 8. In which kind of community were women most likely to hold political positions? a. hunting groups b. groups that had no sexual division of labor Page 3
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